Music of New Caledonia

The music of New Caledonia includes a folk music heritage in the Melanesian tradition. The Pacific Tempo is an important music festival, held every three years in Noumea; the biennial equinox is also an important celebration.

Modern popular performers include OK! Ryos , Edou and Gurejele, who are at the forefront of the popular Kaneka movement, which began in the mid-1980s. Kaneka fuses traditional styles with pop and world music. The most well-known modern record label on New Caledonia is Alain Lecante's Mangrove Studios, which distributes much of the Kaneka music.

References

External links

• Musée d'Ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010.

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